Research Unit Biblical Studies (Research unit)

Id: KUL_50000111

K.U.Leuven

BIBLICAL STUDIES are a critical reflection on the written sources of Christianity & on their meaning today. The research unit is divided into two sub-units: Old Testament and New Testament studies. A common focus is on the issues of the Biblical canon (in view of the Coloquium Biblicum Lovaniense in July 2001). OLD TESTAMENT STUDIES: 1.THE TEXT OF THE HEBREW BIBLE. Analysis of the text of the book Ezekiel & Leviticus,mainly in connection with the preparation of a new edition of the Hebrew Bible (Biblia Hebraica Quinta). Special attention has been given to the double name Adonî JHWH. 2.THE SEPTUAGINT or the earliest Jewish translation of the Hebrew Bible, the basic text of the early Christian Church.The research focuses both on the Greek text as a literary & theological work in se, and on its character as a translation of the Semitic original. a) Lexicography: production of a Greek English Lexicon of the Septuagint in two volumes (1992, 1996), a revised edition is in its fin

Post addresses:

Collegium Veteranorum, Sint-Michielsstraat 4, 3000 Leuven, BE

Collegium Veteranorum, Sint-Michielsstraat 4, 3000 Leuven, BE

Acronym:

OE_Bijbelwet

Keywords:

Concordances Biblical Languages Textual Criticism Methodology Redaction History Septuagint Biblical Hermeneutics

Discipline codes:

• HUMANITIES (H)
  • Theology
    • Bible